Where does “積極的” come from?
積極的 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 積極, from Japanese 的, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
積極的 (Japanese): proactive, positive, active, constructive
Definitions
- proactive, positive, active, constructive
Ancestry of “積極的”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 積極 | progressiveness |
| 2 | Japanese | 的 | -ive, -like, -ish, -ic, -ical, -y, kind of, sort... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |